PRACTICE TESTS 2

Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________

I. Circle the word with different pronunciation from the rest.
1. A. poet B. novel C. modern D. majority
2. A. design B. consist C. risen D. musician
3. A. line B. kind C. primary D. material
4. A. poetry B. lively C. style D. minority
5. A. cotton B. century C. casual D. college
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. fashionable B. frightening C. unemployed D. dangerous
2. A. baggy B. casual C. unique D. equal
3. A. material B. occasion C. tradition D. uniform
4. A. inspiration B. minority C. embroidery D. announcement
5. A. inspire B. persuade C. mention D. invent
III. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1. The diesel engine was named __________ its inventor Rudolf Diesel.
A. by B. with C. after D. for
2. He__________with friends in an apartment in Ha Noi since last week.
A. live B. is living C. lived D. has lived
3. I wish you__________here tomorrow.
A. would come B. come C. will come D. came
4. Marie Curie __________the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
A. was awarded B. award C. has awarded D. awarded
5. He hates __________at.
A. to look B. look C. looking D. being looked
6. No decision _________ until now.
A. is made B. was made C. is being made D. has been made
7. My mother asked me to clean the house, it had to ______ before my mother came home.
A. clean B. is cleaned C. be clean D. be cleaned
8. “Does Mike dress well?” - “_________is not important.”
A. A person wears C. What does a person wear
B. What a person wears D. What a person wear
9. “I miss my brother very much” - “____________him lately?”
A. Can’t you see B. Haven’t you seen C. Do you see D. Would you see
10. She is no longer dependent _________ her parents.
A. on B. of C. to D. with
IV. Give the correct form of the word in the bracket.
If you want a truly (1. memory) .....memorable......... holiday, book with us now! We can offer you
a (2. person) .........personal............. service that no other company can. Our expert staff will provide
you with useful (3. inform) .......information....... about all of the (4. history) .....historic.... buildings and
areas that you can visit. On some excursions, for a small (5. add) ........additional............ change, we
can even provide you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight into the (6.
cultural) ........culture...... of the region. We try to make sure that nothing is (7. miss) .......missing.........
in order to make your trip a (8. marvel).....marvelous........... one that you will talk about for ages. We
have something to offer both those (9. look) ......looking......... for a peaceful time taking it easy and
more (10. energy) ........energetic..... people looking for the adventure of a lifetime.

V. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.

1. When I came back, I found that my camera had been disappeared. ___had been disappeared____
2. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
_____to sleep_______
3. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
_______are____________
4. Working provides people for personal satisfaction as well as money. _______for ________
5. They are going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas. _____to decorate for______
6. My mother doesn’t care how much does the car cost because she is going to buy it anyway.
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7. No sooner had the secretary hung up when the phone rang again. ______when_______
8. I find the Internet very usefully because there are many English-learning websites on the Internet.
______usefully______
9. Hundreds of houses and other buildings were destroying by the tropical storm.
______were destroying______
10. The balloon rises because of the hot air or gas inside the balloon is lighter than the air outside.
_______because of______
VI. Choose a, b, c, or d, to complete the passage.
An increasing (1)……………… of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. The (2)
…………………….. of Egypt is about 50 million and the (3)……………..is EL Qahira (Cairo), a busy city
of just under 9 million people. Although the (4) …………………….. is hot and dry, (5)…………….
…….of the country is desert, the average (6)……………. from October to March is not too high. The
most (7)……………....… sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it’s also pleasant to (8)
…………………….. Alexandria, Port Said and several (9)……………….places and do as much ( 10)
…………….….….as possible. A visit to Luxor is an unforgettable experience.
1. A. amount B. number C. sum D. total
2. A. people B. resident C. citizenship D. population
3. A. town B. head C. state D. capital
4. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position
5. A. the most B. most C. almost D. almost of
6. A. weather B. temperature C. climate D. temperature
7. A. known B. famous C. visited D. requested
8. A. inspect B. search C. examine D. visit
9. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
10. A. sightseeing B. looking C. inspecting D. viewing

VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

1. Driving on the left feels strange to me.
I’m not accustomed ……TO DRIVING ON THE LEFT…………....
2. Henry regretted buying that old car.
Henry wished…………HE HAD NOT BOUGHT THAT OLD CAR…………….
3. As a correspondent, Jack could write very fast.
Because………JACK WAS A CORRESPONDENT, HE COULD WRITE VERY FAST……
4. He was annoyed because his secretary came late for work.
He objected to .........THE FACT THAT HIS SECRETARY CAME LATE FOR WORK..............
5. The child ran out because of the strange noise.
The strange noise .............MADE THE CHIL RUN OUT....................
6. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner ...........HAD HE ARRIVED THAN THINGS WENT WRONG..........................
7. People think Columbus found America before others. (thought)
America is.......THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN FOUND........ by Columbus before others.
8. “I didn’t break the flower vase,” Tom said. (broken)
Tom .........DENIED HAVING BROKEN THE........... flower vase.
9. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice. (taken)
I wish .......I HAD TAKEN........... doctor’s advice.
10. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? (along)
Are you ..............GETTING ALONG WITH.............your boss?

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